Suspender cast-off.



PATENTED JAN. 7, 1908.

No. 876,262. J. J. BUCHANAN.

SUSPENDBR CAST OFF. APPLICATION FILED APR.3,1907.

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UNITED STATES PA Tli-JIQT OFFICE.

JOHN J, BUCHANAN, OF WATERBURY, GONNECTIUU'I, ASSlGNOR 'lO \YNIERBURY BUCKLE COMPANY, OF WATERBURY, UONNEU'llUU'l, A ()ORPOltA'llOh OF UONNEU'IIUU'I.

SUSPENDER CAST-OFF.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. '7, 1908.

Application filed April 31 1907. Serial No. 366.084.

T all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, J OHN J. BUCHANAN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of l/Vaterbury, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Suspender Cast-Offs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to castofl's adapted to be used for connecting suspender loops to button-engaging ends, and it consists in the novel construction and arrangement of its parts as hereinafter shown and described.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple form of castoff that can be constructed of a single piece of metal and which is adapted to firmly andsecurely retain a loop but at the same time permits of ready separation of the loop therefrom.

The novelty of the invention resides in the configuration of the castoff, as will be hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1,

is a side elevation of a suspender end showing the castofi and loop applied thereto. 7 is an edge elevation of the castoff and loop, as shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3:3, is a rear view of the castofl' detached.

The casto'ff is formed of a strip of sheet metal which is provided at one end with the hook portion 1 having the outward extremity 2. The back 3 of the said strip extends down and merges into the bottom portion 4, which is arcuate as shown. The front of the castofl' extends up substantiallyparallel to the back 3 thereof and is deflected inward near to upper end to form an inclined spring portion 5 having an arcuate extremity 6 disposed under 40 hook 1. The loop 7 maybe secured to the end of the suspender in the usual manner, and the lower side of the said loop is adapted to pass under the hook 1 and lie between the said hook and the arcuate extremity 6 of the spring portion 5 of the casto'ff. Thus the said a'rcuate extremity 6 affords a means for retaining the loop 7 in engagement with the casto'ff even should the suspender become slack.

As shown, the castofl' is provided with a plurality of channels for receiving the cords of the suspender end or button loops 8, and the button 4 forms one of the said channels. The upper channel 9 is formed by bending Fig. 2,

f the back and front portions of the castof'l toward each other, as at 10, and by curving the said bent-in portions to conform with the curvature of the bottom 4. As the said bent-in portions 10 meet, or substantially meet, at their inner ends they form a second or upper channel for receiving the upper cord of the suspender end 8 thus forming what is connnercially known as a double cord casto'f'l'.

From the foregoing description it is obvious that a casto'ff is provided from which the suspender loop may be readily separated and at the same time the castofl \Vlli positively retain the said loop in engagement therewith. Also, the casto'll' is provided with separate channels for receiving the separate strands of the suspender end, and the said strands cannot come in contact with each other and become worn as a result of chafing.

hat is claimed is? I l. A castofl' comprising a'strip having an end formed into a hook with a channel formed at an intcrmmliate portion and with its front and rear sides spaced apart, the opposite end of said strip being inclined and terminating under the hook, the front and rear sides of the strip being bent toward each other and forming a channel disposed above the first said channel.

2. A casto'fl' comprising a strip having its end portion formed into a hook with a chan nel formed at an intermmliate portion and its opposite end portion inclined and terminating under said hook, said castoil having a second channel formed by bending inward the front and rear sides and located between said sides and above the first said channel,

3, A castofl' formed of a single strip having at one portion a hook and a channel formed at an intermediate "portion with its front and rear sides deflected inward toward and touching each other to form a second channel and its other end portion being inclined and terminating under the hook and being provided with an arcuate extremity.

Signed at \Vaterbury, in the county of New llaven, and State of Connecticut, this 22nd day of March, A. l),, 1907.

JOI I N J. BUCHANAN.

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